The phrase "atmospheric test" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts related to scientific experiments, particularly those involving the atmosphere or environmental conditions.
Example: "The researchers conducted an atmospheric test to measure the effects of pollution on air quality."
Alternatives: "environmental test" or "air quality assessment".
1962 U.S. May Seek Test Ban Treaty WASHINGTON — The United States is about ready to propose an atmospheric test ban treaty at the Geneva Disarmament Conference, according to authoritative sources.
After years of attempts at private persuasion, in 1961 Sakharov went on record against Soviet Premier Nikita S. Khrushchev's plan for an atmospheric test of a 100-megaton thermonuclear bomb, fearing the hazards of widespread radioactive fallout.
Their performance is evaluated on an atmospheric test rig fitted with a commercial combustor.
First very promising results achieved under atmospheric test conditions will be presented.
The burner prototype was investigated during a test campaign performed on an atmospheric test rig.
It was one of the first spacecraft to be developed at Mojave and, in 1999, made some brief atmospheric test flights.
Bethe was one of the primary voices in the scientific community behind the signing of the 1963 Partial Test Ban Treaty prohibiting further atmospheric testing of nuclear weapons.
However, because of atmospheric testing of nuclear weapons, the amount of tritium in the atmosphere rose and this may obstruct the interpretation of data.
The United States conducted more than 200 above-ground, or atmospheric, tests of nuclear weapons from 1951 to 1963, about half of those at the Nevada Test Site, 65 miles northwest of Las Vegas, and the others in the Marshall Islands and elsewhere in the Pacific Ocean.
Cesium isotopes from the atmospheric testing of nuclear weapons do not show up until 1954.
The state government carried out atmospheric tests and in 1981 ordered that main production cease.
